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The wellbeing of children and young people concerns us all. How can we improve their experience and make a positive difference to their future?

On this course, you鈥檒l gain an overview of current issues in child psychology. Across the key areas of education/school, home/family and mental health, you鈥檒l explore current policies and their limitations. You鈥檒l:

find out how psychological research can help us understand and support our practices
learn about specific influences on children鈥檚 learning and wellbeing, including the role of intervention and preventative approaches
develop an understanding of professional practice frameworks
explore the broad theoretical perspectives relevant to applied child psychology
gain skills in research design, analysis and ethics.

You鈥檒l be based in the School of Psychology. Our research-practitioner approach to teaching is designed to prepare you for your work environment. You鈥檒l have the opportunity to work with data from real-life applied psychology practice to experience casework first-hand.

When you graduate, you鈥檒l be familiar with research, theory and applied practice, so you can make your contribution to supporting children and young people.